Because I had 3 winners last year in the National Adorable contest, I need more entries for more chances to win again this year since I have the most adorable customers! So we have 1 week left and I’m giving the lowest priced special ever of only $20 for the mini session fee, entry into contest, a free souvenir print, and best of all I’m adding the high resolution retouched digital photo file (with printing rights) for FREE! The special and the contest ends on July 29th, so contact me asap to schedule as spots are limited.

Happy New Year! Where does the time go? I already was trying to get used to the new year of 2017 and now January is already almost over! I hope everyone had a nice holiday and is ready to have a great year!

The National Adorable Contest has started again, so make sure to bring your little ones (up to age 12) to enter them in this contest. I had 3 winners last year that each won money and a wall portrait! Here is the link to see all the winners: https://acilab.com/adorable-contest/adorable-winners-2016/ Contact me for more info and to schedule your child’s session.

I had a business portrait head-shot mini session this month, sorry if you missed it as I didn’t blog about it, just sent an email out and posted the special on Facebook. Please let me know if you’d like to be added to my email list, and follow me on Facebook for special updates as well. https://www.facebook.com/lindawilsonphotography to get my specials.

The regular price for a business portrait head-shot is $100, which includes a quick custom studio session (anytime by appointment) on a background of your choice, a viewing right after where you choose your favorite photo, and a retouched digital download of that favorite image. Or $150 for 2 different looks (background and/or clothing change) and 2 fully retouched digital photos.

However if you missed the head-shot mini session, but would still like to get a nice head shot for the lower mini price than I have come up with a solution for you! Host a Head-Shot Portrait Party! Gather together 4 people (yourself and at least 3 more people) that can schedule all within a 2 hr time frame, and all agree on the same background, and get 4 for the price of 3! Only $75 each for total of $300 rather than $400. Or gather 10 people together within a 3 hr time slot for just $60 each! Each person will have about 15-20 minutes for a quick session, a quick viewing, and a retouched digital photo of their choice sent to them online.

Valentine Mini Sessions are coming soon! 2 days only February 3rd & 4th, by appointment. There will be 2 setups to choose from for children. A vintage style set with cream and dusty rose (or muted pink) colors, and a fancy black damask background which looks great with reds or pinks or gray colors. And I am also thinking about having an adult setup for couples too, so let me know if there is an interest. 🙂

Happy 2016! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and is ready for the new year! 2015 was a pretty good year for me, and it was so exciting to be chosen as one of Central Florida’s “Top Ten Photographers” for 2015! What an honor! I can’t wait to see what is in store for this new year.

In a few days I’m off to Atlanta for the annual PPA (Professional Photographers of America) Convention. I’m very excited to learn a lot and come back with fresh ideas. You never stop learning or improving no matter where you are in life, and not only do I enjoy it, I feel it’s very important to constantly continue my education, so I can do what I do better!

Get ready for the National Adorable Contest I’m participating in again this year. Last year no one from my studio won anything for the National contest, but I held my own personal studio contest with all my entries, and had 7 lucky winners that got to take home a “Free” 16×20 print. Who knows, maybe something like that will happen again! Perhaps similar prizes, or maybe a new twist? Or maybe this year one of my clients will win the $1500! We shall see! 🙂

The contest will run from mid January until May 31st. Only $40 covers your 40 min. studio session fee with viewing right after, along with your child’s entry into contest, and a 4×6 souvenir print, along with a Facebook photo. Or you can do a full session and receive more time with more setups, plus an extra 5×7 print for only $75. No additional purchase is required, but most people do, because their child is so adorable! Grand prize winner will win $1500! Plus lots of other winning prizes as shown below. Note: If you are a Baby Plan or Watch Me Grow member coming in anyway, of course we can enter any photo of your baby from that session; no need to do a separate session. The same goes for a family or any other regular session. Contact me to schedule your adorable child(ren)’s session!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the “National Adorable Contest” via my studio. As most of you saw on my recent post on Facebook, my studio participants unfortunately didn’t win anything this year. Here is the link if you’d like to see their winners: https://acilab.com/adorable-contest/adorable-winners/ There were so many entries and I’m sure the judges had a very hard time in the decisions with over 1300 adorable kids to pick from. Of course I was disappointed, knowing I had actually entered the most adorable kids, so I decided to do my own personal contest with my 34 entries. I divided the entries into 3 age group categories, and had a selection of judges help choose a winner from each group to receive a free 16×20. And now I finally have all the results! However it was so difficult for my judges to agree on just one, so I actually have 2 winners from each group! Plus an added “honorable mention” prize. So the parents of these 7 adorable faces all win a free 16×20 inch print of their adorable child, compliments of Linda Wilson Photography. Congrats! 🙂

0-11 month Winners:

1-2 yr Winners:

3-9 yr Winners:

Honorable Mention:

Congratulations to the winners! Contact me about when your 16×20 print will be ready for pickup. (Note: These images show the cropped 16×20 proportion, which is shorter than ratio of the 4×6 entry print.) And thank you again to everyone that participated in this National Adorable Contest! I’ll most likely participate again next year for another try. But I’m glad I had my own private contest this time, too, because I truly believe I have the most adorable customers of all!

The next scheduled 2-day mini session for children is August 21st & 22nd. This will be a quick 15-20 min. studio session with the vintage school days theme, setup includes a vintage desk, books, apples, etc. Have them wear either neutral “vintage” outfits, or more modern school style will work too. (I do have some items but not all sizes)
Sessions are 2 days, by appointment only from 9am to 4pm;
Cost: $125 Includes session and 8-10 downloadable digital files (artist’s choice) with upgrade options available.
Ages: 6 months to 12 yrs;
Limited spots are available so contact me as soon as possible if interested.

Pricing Changes:

My new pricing structure features a new “Create Your Own Collection” so that you can still receive package pricing, but only purchasing products you really love. It also features a new “Digital Sessions” package for those of you who know you only wish to purchase digital files. Here are some pages with the two session types and pricing information, along with all the plan pricing.

For the custom print sessions and baby plan sessions, Create Your Own Collections start at approx $280, Basic Collections start at $335, Artist’s Choice Collections start at $645, and digital file packages start at $175. I have so many products and choices to choose from so together we can pick the best option for you. As always, contact me with any questions. Thank you!

If you have an adorable child, from newborn up to 12 years of age, bring them in for a studio session by the end of May, at Linda Wilson Photography, and enter them into the “Adorable National Children’s Portrait Contest” to win money! The grand prize winner (parent of adorable child) wins a $1500 gift card! There are 10 categories, with 5 additional chances to win a money prize for each age category, including 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, & 2 honorable mentions. I’m also giving a large print to all my winners! Of course, bragging rights would come along with any winnings as well! This is a real contest with real judges…not a facebook or popularity contest! There is over $7500 worth of prizes (about 50 winners in all) so don’t ignore this opportunity! I’m super excited about participating this year!

There are 3 choices for your child’s adorable session and entry into contest:

1.) Choose a Regular Full Session ($75) which is up to an hour session with several setups (including family poses too, if desired) with a separate view/order session about a week later, and includes a Facebook photo and a 4×6 (adorable bordered) souvenir print of entered image, and an additional free 5×7 with any print order.

2.) Choose to do an “Adorable Session” for a reduced session fee of only $40 for up to a 40 minute studio session of your child(ren) with only 1-2 setups, with viewing/ordering immediately after session. (1.5 hr time slot) Includes a Facebook photo and a 4×6 (adorable bordered) souvenir print of the entered image. Adorable sessions are available on weekdays only, through May 29th.

3.) Already doing the Baby Plan, or Watch me Grow plan? As long as your next session is before May 31st, we can pick our favorite from the session to enter into the contest!

*Parent must fill out the entry slip with a signature giving permission for child’s image to be judged, put on the internet, and possibly used in national advertising materials. *No additional purchase is required, but if your child is really adorable, why wouldn’t you? 🙂 Packages start at $99, and payment plans are available. Contact me with any questions, or to schedule an appointment. I’m looking forward to photographing your adorable children!

Categories:

0-6 months

7-12 months

13 months-2 yrs

3-5 years

6-8 years

9-12 years

Mommy/Daddy & Me

Buddies Group

Me & My Pet

Bloopers

Prizes:

Grand Prize Winner: $1500 & 20×24 print

1st Place Winners: $200 & 16×20 print

2nd Place Winners: $100 & 16×20 print

3rd Place Winners: $50 & 16×20 print

Honorable Mentions: $25 & 11×14 print

*Last year, there were around 50 winnings and only 92 studios participated, so I’d say there is a high chance for my customers to win something this year! Woo-Hoo!

Product Spotlight: This special is only for past customers this time. 50% off prints of previously purchased images only. If you have purchased a retouched print or digital file anytime between 2010 and March 2015, and would like a reprint, or a quality professional print from your digital file, then email me with the photo number, size of print you wish to purchase, and date of session. [*Note: I cannot guarantee that I will have everything backed up, as I did loose a very small amount of orders due to hard drive failure, but I have most orders. *Also note that this discount sale is for previously ordered images. If you had purchased the whole cd some of the images may not have been fully retouched, and will be printed as is, but detailed retouching could be added on, please contact me for quote.

Here are the current print prices, so take 50% off these prices, plus 7% sales tax will be added. Any print larger than an 8×10 includes mounting for durability. If you would like mounting for an 8×10, add $8.

Model Search: For April and May, all children should already be modeling for the Adorable Contest, so there is no specific model search for the next 2 months at my studio. But please take advantage of the reduced $40 session and enter your adorable kids in the contest!

I have so many exciting things going on in March with Linda Wilson Photography, including being a vendor again at Boutique for a week, Bunny Mini Sessions, and the new & exciting “Adorable” Contest!

Boutique for a Week is the first week in March. It’s a huge children’s consignment event that only happens 2x a year. Come shop great deals and save money! I will be a vendor there again so stop by my table to say hi! Be sure and check out the info about the special night for new/expecting moms, Mom’s night out, and more! Here is their website with all the info: http://www.boutiqueforaweek.net/

Now let’s talk about Bunnies! My favorite mini session (and most popular) of all! The Bunny Mini Sessions will be 2 days only: Friday & Saturday, March 13th & 14th, by appointment only. The cost is $150 (plus tax), which includes a 20 minute studio session for your child(ren) with live baby bunnies in a cute spring setup, 30 min. viewing immediately following session, 5 Gift print units of up to 5 different poses (a unit is choice of 1 8×10, or 2-5x7s, or 8 wallets of same pose), a “sticky album” digital app, as well as a Facebook timeline cover. Additional prints and products will be available for purchase at time of viewing. Please be advised, these are live animals, and I can’t be held responsible if the bunnies decide to go potty while with your children. Also while feeding carrots, they might “nibble” a finger on accident, and they do have nails and might jump and scratch a bit. From my past experience, baby bunnies are very gentle, but I just wanted to warn about the possibilities. *Also note it’ll be different bunnies this year.The setup is spring pastel colors, so I would avoid bright, bold colors such as red. I recommend lighter colors, such as cream, pink, light blue, lavender, yellow, mint or pale green, beige, etc. The minis are 2 days only, and spots will fill up fast! So please contact me soon to schedule your appt. time. Then click this link to pay for session and hold your spot: http://lindawilsonphoto.com/store/services/services/bunny-mini-session *Please email me at linda@lindawilsonphoto.com to schedule your time first, and then put the appointment time in the notes section at checkout. Thank you!

“Adorable” National Children’s Portrait Contest! If you have an adorable child, from newborn up to 12 years of age, bring them in for a studio session by May 31st at Linda Wilson Photography, and enter them into the “Adorable National Children’s Portrait Contest” and win money! I decided to be one of the participating studios this year because I think my customers have the most adorable children, and there is a big chance we could win prizes together! The grand prize winner (parent of adorable child) wins a $1500 gift card! There are 10 categories, with 5 additional chances to win a money prize for each age category, including 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, and 2 honorable mentions. Of course, bragging rights would come along with any winnings as well! Choose a regular full session ($75) which is up to an hour session with several setups (including family poses too, if desired) with a separate view/order session about a week later, and includes a Facebook photo and a free 5×7 print with your order. *Or choose to do an “Adorable Session” for a reduced session fee of only $40 for up to a 40 min. studio session of child(ren) only (1-2 setups) with viewing/ordering immediately after session. Includes a facebook photo and a 4×6 (adorable bordered) souvenir print of the entered image. Adorable sessions are available on weekdays only, through May 29th. No additional purchase is required, but if your child is really adorable, why wouldn’t you? 🙂 Packages start at $99, and payment plans are available. Contact me with any questions, or to schedule an appointment. I’m looking forward to photographing your adorable children! linda@lindawilsonphoto.com

I have an awesome deal for all new and expecting mother’s. Purchase any Baby Plan and receive a FREE mini 2 hr newborn session!($75 Value) It’s the best special of the year!

There are 3 options to choose from, but the traditional one is $299 for 4 full sessions at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months to document each stage of your baby’s development. Includes a framed, 10×24 creative composite with your favorite image from each session, and discounted prices for your prints and digital images at each session! (packages at 40% off!) This plan also includes poses with the whole family at one of the sessions! And all sessions come with a free facebook photo, too. Click here to see all the baby plan options

Already purchased a newborn session? If you have prepaid for your upcoming newborn session (and if session has not taken place yet) then please enjoy $75 off your traditional or grand baby plan, or $50 off the petite baby plan!

And finally, if you are already currently a member of a baby plan, or have completed the baby plan, or have any children between the ages 1 year to 16 yrs old, then please enjoy $50 off the Watch me Grow plan! The watch me grow plan is for older babies and children. It’s a great continuation of the baby plan, as your child grows.

In my opinion, the greatest advantage of joining one of the plans, besides the creative panel at the end, is the fact that you are guaranteed lower priced packages (about 40% off the a la carte prices) or discounted prices for a la carte as well, for each session! Your baby will only be a baby for a short time. They change so fast, so please let me help you document their stages and I promise you wont regret it! I have a large selection of backgrounds and props for a unique session each time, and I am constantly adding to my collection.

Newborn sessions are just as important. And probably the most cherished investment of your life. You wont believe how much they change during their first few weeks. I like to do newborn sessions anywhere from 5 days old to about 2 weeks. by 3 and 4 weeks, they are so much bigger, and usually don’t want to sleep or stayed in the curled up newborn positions. Of course every baby is different. Sometimes even 5 day babies are wide awake the whole time, but we can still do beautiful portraits in that case too. Book your FREE session for about 1 week after due date, and then we can adjust if necessary. But do not wait until you have your baby to book, as I may not have availability. Don’t miss this opportunity to get your newborn session for FREE!

Please take advantage of this special deal I am offering for your baby. Purchase your baby plan now by clicking here. Make sure to choose which option you’d like, and in the comments under checkout, please tell me your due date so we can pencil that in asap so I save a spot for you. Available sessions are first come first serve. If you would like to take advantage of one of the other specials, contact me for the appropriate coupon code to enter at checkout. This special is only during the month of September, payable through my store by paypal or credit card. Even if you aren’t due until next year, the plan needs to be paid for this month, and you’ll get a FREE newborn session when the time comes.

*Model Search for September is children 4-5 years old. Free session fee, free facebook photo, and 20% of a la carte prices. Contact me soon if interested. Limited spots available.

Contact me with any questions, or for coupon codes. Email me at linda@lindawilsonphoto.com or call me at 407-810-0386. Thank you!

I started out this month with my 12 year anniversary with my wonderful husband on June 1st! And then I attended a 5 day photography workshop in Daytona which was awesome (except for the little cold I was fighting) where I learned a lot and got inspired…and now it’s time to get back to work!